Nuclear arms reportedly found in Iraq

UP | july 21 2004 | UPI

[pgkdan]

Nuclear arms reportedly found in Iraq...
'Concealed in a concrete trench'...
Iraq Interior Ministry Says Report 'Stupid'...

This is the link on Drudge to the UPI report...where in that report does anyone call the story 'Stupid'?

[ASA Vet]

you obviously got hold of an early edition. Sadly, it's probably close to the truth

No, Laz is actually a closet NYT Oped writer.

[epluribus_2]

Asked by Reuters about the report, a spokesman at the Interior Ministry said: "It's stupid." so just WHO is this spokesman. Saddam's ninth cousin, twice removed?

[freeperfromnj]

UPI is only quoting the Iraqi paper.

I've been checking UPI for an update but their site seems to be down.

[ArGee]

Seen most, but it's fun to review.

Did any of those make it into "Farenheit 911" by any chance?

Shalom.

[12.7mm]

bbbttt

[pgkdan]

I realized after posting that there was also a link to Reuters where the Interior Ministry spokeman calls the story stupid. We'll see.

If they found missiles that were in a trench shielded by 3 feet of concrete, I'd say it's a significant find.

I've been online for an hour now...I see it's going to be very hard to get any work done today. ;)

[ArGee]

Yes, you can be on two axes. It's called the origin point.

Two questions come to mind. If they are the origin point, aren't they a big fat ZERO on both scales?

What would the intersection of the Axis of Evil and the Axis of Weasels be? The metaphysical mystical implications of such an intersection boggle the mind?

Shalom.

[Dead Corpse]

6 meters. Not 3 feet. 18 FEET.

[Centurion2000]

How to tell if it's a nuke (or at least a dirty bomb).

1) Get a geiger counter with a probe
2) Stick probe inside the bomb

Said probe will go nuts with radiation.

HOW HARD IS THIS TO DO ?

[ArGee]

Asked by Reuters about the report, a spokesman at the Interior Ministry said: "It's stupid."

Precisely what is "stupid."

Getting hold of nuclear missles when the entire world is p*ssed at you?

Hiding them in a bunker near Tikrit?

Revealing that you have them before you know how to fire them?

The report itself.

Shalom.

[pgkdan]

6 meters. Not 3 feet. 18 FEET.

Gee...think they were trying to hide something?

[Holicheese]

True, these were nuclear wareheads that were pre-Iran/Iraq war. Also, they were mislabeled "Powdered Milk" so Saddam had no idea he had them. Sort of like a bureaucratic snafu!
So just look away, nothing to see here. I question the timing of this news release. Its all political.

Did I get most of the spin right? I am new here!

[Centurion2000]

how long do you suppose it'll be before the Dims start suggesting that these nukes are a "plant" by the Bush team?

It already started over at DUh.com

[ASA Vet]

Next step up from a "monica"

[freeperfromnj]

From Bloomberg article:

The dollar rose to its high for the day of $1.2265 per euro after United Press International, citing a report in the Iraqi newspaper al-Sabah, said Iraqi security forces had found missiles carrying nuclear warheads northwest of Baghdad.

http://quote.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000103&sid=a3cwJ5Zf.sqo&refer=us

[painter]

6 meters. Not 3 feet. 18 FEET.

Actually it's 19ft 6inches. A meter is 39inches.

[ArGee]

LOL.

Shalom.

[Tallguy]

What happen to the story yesterday that 30+ sarin artillery shells were found?

The ones the Polish troops found? I think that they were found to be empty, older shells dating from the Iran-Iraq War.

[rwfromkansas]

Denied by the interior ministry as nonsense.

False alarm.

Dang it!